American Food!!

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When I was in Ghana, I loved any westernized food. The burgers, the french fries, the pizzas, anything which had a fancy name and was not usually prepared at home was fine by me. I remember my university days where my girls and I will save and wait  for Tuesday(on Tuesdays you get an extra pizza) just so we could buy Pizza.And at the time if any guy was toasting you, they had to buy something fancy from a fast food joint or else they had no chance.

Now, living in America my appreciation for Ghanaian dishes has gone over moon, and i am always looking forward to preparing some delicious home made Ghanaian dishes. The thing is in my opinion, American food is not very nice.

A plate of mashed potatoes and some chicken sauce

I am a lover of spicy food, and in the house I grew up in, you haven't prepared a perfect meal until everyone is fanning their tongues. Over here in America, I find the food to be either bland tasting or too sweet. It seems to me that they add sugar to the meats because I really cant explain why chicken should taste so sugary.

If you a re a typical African, and you come to America I think it you would be better off experimenting ethnic food(Indian, Thai, Greek etc) than the all American eateries. Unless you are a die hard fan of pizzas, burgers etc then you would'nt have any problem but even at that you are bound to get tired at some point.

American food is not all bad though, I have grown to love eating salads, and my favorite is a grilled chicken Caesars salad. It took me a while though for me to love salads as I wasn't used to 'chewing leaves' as we say it back in Ghana.

And also one thing I realized is that, over in Ghana the carbohydrates potion of the meal is considered to be the main dish, with the protein portion being the side dish.In America, the reverse is the case. The main meal is the protein portion and it comes accompanied with a side of carbohydrates. So for an example in Ghana, you would have restaurants listing Rice with chicken whereas in America it is Chicken with a side of rice.

That said I would pick my banku and okra soup over any burger or pizza anytime any day.